Well boring and casing machine for wells.



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Patented May '14, 1912.

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WELL BORING AND CASING MACHINE FOR WELLS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

PatentedMay 14, 1912.

Application filed June 9, 1911. Serial No. 632,191.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, SURN JACKSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Stockton, in the county of San Joaquin, State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in \Vell Boring and Casing Machines for Wells; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains .to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the characters marked thereon, which form a part of this application.

This invention relates to improvements in well boring or drillin machinery, the object of the invention being to produce a slidmg hydraulic boring machine which Wlll have in combination therewith, a system of casing wells With cement or plaster or Paris and sharp sand reinforced by means of steam pressure. I also provide in .connection with the above structure a very efficient sand pump.

, A further object of the invention is to produce a simple and inexpensive "device,

and yet one which will be exceedingly ef-' fective for the purposes for which it is designed.

These objects I accomplish by means of such structure and relative arrangement of parts as will fully appear by a perusal of the following specification and claims.

-In the drawings similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several Views.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the well drilling outfit complete. Fig. 2 is a 'front elevation of the boring mechanism. Fig. 3 isa sectional view showing a combined drill rod and steam pipe. Fig. 4 isa side elevation of a drill rod showing a single sand pump and concrete drill thereon. Fig. 5 is a sectional view of a sand pump mechanism.

Fig. 6 is a sectional view showing a drill rod, a means for driving the same and a steam connection. Fig. 7 is a side elevation partly in section of a steam pipe. Fig. 8 is a side elevation showing a well casing and a subsidiary water tank. Fig. 9' is a fragmentary view of a piece of screen nettin fieferring now more particularly to the characters of reference on the drawings, 1 designates the main frarrie'or derrick of the drilling outfit which has suitable brace beams as shown and a top cross beam structure 2 and another cross beam structure 3 spaced from said beams 2 as shown in Fig. 2.

4 designates the main drilling rod which is secured within a worm gear 5 intermeshing with a nut 6 disposed within a beveled gear 7 and adapted to be held in contact with said beveled gear 7 by means of a key 7 when desired. Said beveled gear 7 intermeshes with two beveled gears 8 and 9 on shafts 10 and 11 respectively carrying respective pulleys 12 and 13 adapted to be driven by belts 14 and 15 respectively to either drive the worm gear' 5 up or down according as said belts may be thrown in or out of engagement with their respective pulleys, whereby the drill hereinafter described as connected to the rod 4 will be driven up and down to performthe drillin operation in the usual manner for deep we 1 drilling.

The drill rod 4 continues down from its connection with the worm gear 5 into another beveled gear 16 to which itis connected by means of a key 17. Said beveled gear 16 intermeshes with beveled gears 18 and 19 respectively on respective shafts 20 and 21 carrying pulleys 22. and 23 driven by belts 24 and 25 respectively. The belts moved up or down by simply taking out the key 7 which permits the gear 7 to ride freely around the nut 6. Similarly if it is desired to run the drill 4 merely up or down,

then the key 17 may be taken out and the key 7 left in position. The belts 24 and 25 are driven by suitable connection with a steam engine 26, the details of this connection not being given herein for the reason that it is an old and well known structure such as pulleys, belting, etc. The rod 4 continues down until it connects with another section 27 which projects through the independent. casing 28 having an embossed flange 29 on its upper end which casing 28 carries the sand pump structure described as follows, viz: At intermediate points on said casing 28 are flanges or sills 30, while 31 are tubular casings normally resting on said flanges 30 but being connected by bars 32 which bars project clear of the upper ends of the members 31 as at 33, there being an eye 34 on the upper one of the members 31 for the purpose as will be shown. The rods 32 move through the shelves 30 which act as ides for the same. When the well dril ing apparatus is in the well, then the sand fills into the members 81, but when the apparatus is pulley from the well, then a chain 35 connects the eye 34 with one of a plurality of kooks 36 secured in a collar 37 slidable over the rod 4 and having eyes 38 adapted to receive a hook 39 on a block and cable mechanism 40, whereby said members 31 will be lifted as shown in Rig. 5, to permit the sand to be emptied therefrom through the bottoms, the cable and pulley mechanism 40 being operated from the engine 26. At a certain point just above the sand pum mechanism described, the rod 4 is provided with a steam pipe T joint 41 from which point downward the rod 4 is hollow to form a steam or water passage. There is a hollow pipe 42 which connects with said T joint and is slidable at each end upon guide rods 43 which permits the same to move up and down with the moving of the drilling apparatus. With one side of the pipe 42 is connected a steam pipe 44, movable through a packing 44 into a hollow pipe 44 of greater width than pipe 44, whereby the pipe 44 may be moved up and down with the up and down movement of the pipe 42 and still be steam tight as is necessary. steam pipe 44 connected with the engine 26, while 44 is a hot water pipe connected with a pump 46 and thence to the hot water tank 47 by means of a pipe 46 Said hot water tank 47 is heated by the engine through a pipe 48 in the usual manner of heating water. On the lower end of the drill rod is a drill 50 and on the casing 28 is a drill auger which members drill the hole as is described.

When the well is drilled and I desire to case the same to keep the sand bar from caving in with reinforced cement or plaster of Paris mixed with sharp sand, I employ a drill having a backward screw 51 (see Fig. 4) and I then take a bag of cement or plaster of Paris mixed with sharp sand mixed with small pieces of mesh, netting or other reinforcement 64, and drop the same into the well and then drill through the same with the drill 51 at the same time sending a jet of steam through the pipe 44, pipe 42, T 41 and down the hollow portion of the rod 4 to the bottom of the drill as shown in Fig. 3 which steam forces the cement and reinforcements into the sand bar of the well the drill 51 in the meantime drilling the same upward in order to thoroughly spread it and when this is completed and the side of the well thoroughlyvplastered with this reinforced cement or plaster Connected with the pipe 44 is a.

of Paris mixed with sharp sand, I then turn of! the steam and immediately admit hot water from the tank 47 through the pipe 46, the pump 46, pipe 44, pipe 44*, pipe 44, pipe 42, T 41 and the hollow part of the rod 4 to fill up the well around this new casing and when this hot water has been turned in, then cold water may be turned in if desired through the pipe mechanism admitted from a cold water tank 52 to the pump 46 and thence through a flexible hose 45 to the pipe 42 and thence through member 41 to the hollow rod 4' as shown.

The casing 28 is slidable entirely over the rod 4 and hence the drill auger 49 and the sand pump structure may be lifted from the well by means of the cable 40 without bringing up the entire drilling rod. When the drill auger, however, is in the well ready for use, it is provided-with a collar 49 having a slot 49 adapted to fit over a pin 49 which structure, when the drill rod turns, causes the auger to be turned also but which permits the auger to be pulled upward as described. When it is desired to insert another section of drilling rod a hook 57 is engaged in the T 41 and the block and tackle mechanism 58 is used to hold the said T and pipe structure 42 and its connected parts in suspension, the drill and its parts being held in suspension by the flow of waterfrom the well during drillingis carried through a trough 53 into a reservoir 54- where the silt settles and thence into a storage reservoir 55 where it is filtered through a filter 56 and used for the engine and for other purposes for which water would be used in and about the operation as described.

In using my improved device in a flowing well, the top of the well casing 59 may have a cap 60 provided with a packing 61 through which the drill rod 27 moves, and the cap 60 may be provided with outlet pipes 62 and 63 leading to reservoirs or other desired place for the storage of water, oil and other products of the well as may be found advantageous.

From the foregoing description it will be readily seen that I have producedsuch a device as substantially fulfils the object of verse pipe connected with said hollow drill rod, a steam pipe connected with said transverse pipe, a tubular member having packing at its upper end, said steam pipe being movable vertically through said packing, and means for supplying fluid to said tubular member as described.

2. A device of the character described comprising a frame, a drill rod movable vertically in said frame, an independent casing movable over said drill rod, flange seats on said independent casing, tubular members seated on said flange seats, means for lifting said tubular members away from said seats and a drilling mechanism on said 15 drill rod as described.-

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

SURN JACKSON. Witnesses JOSHUA B. WEBSTER, FRANK H. CARTER. 

